Lake Argyle Tours & Boat Cruises

Locat­ed a leisure­ly 45 minute dri­ve from Kununur­ra, Lake Argyle is one of West­ern Aus­trali­a’s most spec­tac­u­lar attrac­tions, and one of the states biggest Lakes!

With a sur­face area of over 1000 square kilo­me­ters and a shore­line stretch­ing 900 kilo­me­ters, Lake Argyle is home to an esti­mat­ed 30,000 fresh­wa­ter croc­o­diles, 26 species of fish and 3 vari­eties of fresh­wa­ter tortoise.

The RAM­SAR Wet­land of Inter­na­tion­al Sig­nif­i­cance is also a habi­tat to more than 270 bird species.

You’ll dis­cov­er all of this and more on a mag­nif­i­cent Lake Argyle Tour

Your adven­ture begins with a 75km scenic dri­ve to Lake Argyle with infor­ma­tive com­men­tary about the East Kim­ber­ley, its rich his­to­ry, wildlife and stun­ning land­scape. The first stop is the his­toric Argyle Downs Home­stead Muse­um then onto the Lake Argyle Resort where you will join the Island Explor­er Lunch Cruise. The cruise mean­ders across the north­ern reach­es of Lake Argyle explor­ing the many bays and islands that make this immense body of water so unique. Wal­la­bies, wal­la­roos, fish feed­ing, birdlife and fresh­wa­ter croc­o­diles are just part of the Lake Argyle wildlife whom you may meet. Stop at a remote island beach for a swim in the pris­tine waters while our crew pre­pare your buf­fet lunch includ­ing a taste of fresh caught Lake Argyle Sil­ver Cob­bler, cold meats, sal­ads, local fruits and a com­pli­men­ta­ry beer, glass of wine or soft drink. After your lake cruise we tour across the main Ord Dam site for a clos­er look at the dam struc­ture, intake tow­er, hydro pow­er sta­tion and irri­ga­tion out­let valves and into the spec­tac­u­lar Ord Riv­er Gorge below the wall. Return to Lake Argyle Resort for an hour of free time to relax at the resort and take a dip in the icon­ic ​“infin­i­ty pool”. Depart the resort at 2.45pm for your trans­fer back to your accom­mo­da­tion in Kununur­ra end­ing your tour at approx­i­mate­ly 3.45pm.

Break­fast on Lake Argyle — a mag­i­cal way to start your day! Enjoy majes­tic scenery, rugged shore­lines, inlets and bays and diverse wildlife of Aus­trali­a’s largest body of fresh water which forms Lake Argyle. The cruise starts in Bam­boo Cove and will then take you for a close up view of the Dam Wall, Intake Struc­ture and Quar­ry blast site. From here you will cruise through ​“The Heads”, as it is local­ly known, which leads us to the expanse of Pint­pot Bay and beyond which will show you the amaz­ing size of Lake Argyle and the beau­ty and colours of the Kim­ber­ley. Break­fast is served on board and like all cruis­es on the Kim­ber­ley Durack those who wish to take a swim will have the oppor­tu­ni­ty. This tour is per­fect for those trav­ellers who only have a short time to spend here and are wish­ing to con­tin­ue on their journey.

View the mag­nif­i­cent scenery, rugged shore­lines, inlets and bays and diverse wildlife of Aus­trali­a’s largest body of fresh water which forms Lake Argyle. Your cruise starts in Bam­boo Cove and will then take you for a close up view of the Argyle Dam Wall, Intake Struc­ture and Quar­ry blast site. From here you will cruise through ​“The Heads”, as it is local­ly known, which leads us to the expanse of Pint­pot Bay and beyond which will show you the amaz­ing size of Lake Argyle and the beau­ty and colours of the Kim­ber­ley. Expe­ri­ence the ever chang­ing colours of the land­scape as the after­noon fades and the sun sets over the Carr Boyd Ranges. Head­ing west into the sun­set, this ancient land will mes­mer­ize and the pho­to oppor­tu­ni­ties will pro­vide unfor­get­table memories.

Depart­ing Lake Argyle Resort by cour­tesy bus you will be tak­en to board the ​“Kim­ber­ley Durack” a pur­pose built 15mtr cata­ma­ran. You will trav­el the water of Lake Argyle where you will do some fish feed­ing, croc spot­ting, see rock wal­la­bies and a myr­i­ad of birdlife. Your cruise will stop at Wal­la­roo Island where you can explore and also take a swim in the fresh waters of Lake Argyle before enjoy­ing a sump­tu­ous buf­fet lunch.

From your coach pick­up in Kununur­ra you will enjoy a scenic dri­ve through the Carr Boyd Ranges before stop­ping for a ground tour of the Durack Home­stead Muse­um. This is fol­lowed by a vis­it to Lake Argyle Resort where you will have the oppor­tu­ni­ty to see their amaz­ing infin­i­ty pool. You will then board the Kim­ber­ley Durack for a 3 hour cruise on the pris­tine waters of Lake Argyle. Fish feed­ing, croc spot­ting, rock wal­la­bies, wal­la­roos and an array of bird life are all part of the expe­ri­ence. You will have the oppor­tu­ni­ty to explore on an island stop, swim in the lake and enjoy a buf­fet lunch with a com­pli­men­ta­ry beer, wine or cool drink. Your return to Kununur­ra is a 55km boat trip down the might Ord Riv­er through Carl­ton Gorge.

In the interest of safety or due to unforeseen circumstances Ord Waterways Cruises reserves the right to cancel or alter tours